Angor animi
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Angor animi in medicine
, is a symptom
defined as a patient's perception that they are in fact dying. Most cases of angor animi are found in patients suffering from acute coronary syndrome
(cardiac related chest pain) such as angina. It is, however, occasionally found in patients suffering from other conditions.
Angor animi is differentiated from a fear or desire for death, since Angor animi refers to a patient's actual and genuine belief that they are in the present act of dying.
The phrase is derived from the two Latin terms which it is composed of, namely angor and animi.
Angor (different but related to the word anger), in modern English
, refers to a great anxiety, distress, or mental anguish often accompanied by a painful constriction and palpitations at the upper abdomen
and lower thorax (chest)
.
Animi means an animating spirit, intention or temper.
Medicine
Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
, is a symptom
Symptom
A symptom is a departure from normal function or feeling which is noticed by a patient, indicating the presence of disease or abnormality...
defined as a patient's perception that they are in fact dying. Most cases of angor animi are found in patients suffering from acute coronary syndrome
Acute coronary syndrome
Acute coronary syndrome is usually one of three diseases involving the coronary arteries: ST elevation myocardial infarction , non ST elevation myocardial infarction , or unstable angina ....
(cardiac related chest pain) such as angina. It is, however, occasionally found in patients suffering from other conditions.
Angor animi is differentiated from a fear or desire for death, since Angor animi refers to a patient's actual and genuine belief that they are in the present act of dying.
The phrase is derived from the two Latin terms which it is composed of, namely angor and animi.
Angor (different but related to the word anger), in modern English
Modern English
Modern English is the form of the English language spoken since the Great Vowel Shift in England, completed in roughly 1550.Despite some differences in vocabulary, texts from the early 17th century, such as the works of William Shakespeare and the King James Bible, are considered to be in Modern...
, refers to a great anxiety, distress, or mental anguish often accompanied by a painful constriction and palpitations at the upper abdomen
Abdomen
In vertebrates such as mammals the abdomen constitutes the part of the body between the thorax and pelvis. The region enclosed by the abdomen is termed the abdominal cavity...
and lower thorax (chest)
Thorax
The thorax is a division of an animal's body that lies between the head and the abdomen.-In tetrapods:...
.
Animi means an animating spirit, intention or temper.